A Feb. 11 event at Harvard had many take-home messages for senior living communities and their residents.
Florida governor signs generator bills into law; is Oklahoma next?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2018
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed bills into law Monday requiring assisted living communities and nursing homes in the state to have emergency generators. Legislators in Oklahoma are considering similar requirements...
Assisted living sets record for price per unit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
The average price per unit in assisted living increased by 14% to set a record of $221,250 per unit in 2017, according to new data. Separately, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care...
CDC: Mitigation measures, not symptom screening, ‘instrumental’ in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks...
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2020
Symptom screening is of limited use in identifying cases of COVID-19, so mitigation measures could be “instrumental” in preventing an outbreak in independent living and assisted living communities,...
More aggressive therapy lowers heart disease risk without increasing fall risk: study
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Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2016
Aiming for a lower systolic blood pressure reading than currently recommended can reduce the risk of heart disease in older adults without increasing the risk for falls, according to the results of a new...
COVID-19 antibody treatment to be tested on senior living residents, staff
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 04, 2020
Eli Lilly and Co. on Monday announced that it will test a COVID-19 antibody treatment with the help of assisted living and nursing home residents and staff members. The study will enroll up to 2,400 people.
Older Americans Act reauthorization signed into law
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2020
President Trump reauthorized the Older Americans Act for five years on Wednesday, signing into law H.R. 4334, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 written by Sens. Susan Collins and Bob Casey. The...
Together, we can address loneliness in senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2020
Eighty-five percent of independent living residents interviewed for a recent small study reported moderate to severe levels of loneliness. The residents also shared some techniques to manage it that may...
ADL, cognitive needs higher for home health recipients in assisted living than in other settings
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Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2019
Assisted living residents who receive services from home health agencies are more likely to have cognitive and activity of daily living impairments than people receiving home care in other settings, according...
Seniors, healthcare, wages and leave at the DNC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2016
As we gird our loins for the political ads that will besiege us through Nov. 8, let’s take a look back at the Democratic National Convention.